Homecoming: a simple tradition for other schools, where alumni return and relive the excitement of the Friday night lights. Here at Del Norte, however, it’s not really a tradition yet— the week of October 22 marked our first real Homecoming. And boy, did we do it right....
Other schools within the Poway Unified district have been around for decades; they draw a large community of supportive families, sports fans, and local businesses to campus events. However, to some degree, this communal strength has been drawn from student tragedies, many...
Homecoming. A collegiate custom to honor students from the past, but for Del Norte, this year’s inaugural event was about setting traditions for the future. It was an incredible week filled with spirit, floats, festivities, coronations, a parade, the big game and of course,...
by Rachelle Juan and Rosa Chung With tissue paper and adhesive spray in hand, students from each class rolled up their sleeves and put in some elbow grease to compete for the bragging rights to this year’s best homecoming float. But after four days and 20 hours of countless...
The embargo on 2012 API scores due to a cheating scandal has been lifted. As a school, we scored 865, a two point increase from last year. However, we were beaten by both Westview and Poway, with scores of 872 and 868, respectively. This marks a loss of position from our...
It's easy to believe that prison camps are gone in our modern world. In short, they are not. And those prison camps are slowly destroying any sense of hope in North Korea, hope that Del Norte's Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) club is working to defend. North Koreans are put...
by Wesley Wan and Rosa Chung Fleas jump. Elephants roam. Nighthawks soar. Remember the excitement that we’ve all felt as we sat in anticipation, squirming in the stadium seats, watching the great Mizel himself ride in on his skateboard? Hearing the same speech this year,...
This year, we welcome three math teachers, one English teacher, one photography teacher, two social science teachers, a new assistant principal, and a new counselor onto our campus. I met with three members of our new staff: Ms. Emilee Belier – a sophomore English teacher, Mr....
Many seniors’ most-visited website has recently changed from Facebook to the Common App as they stare blankly at white screens, searching for that elusive spark of an idea. Long nights and stressful weekends lie ahead of the seniors applying to college, but Del Norte’s...
Rewind the clock back one year. The intercom bleeps to life, and a familiar voice greets us – it’s Mr. Mizel, being his usual enthusiastic self. His sunny tone suddenly drops, and a more serious edge creeps into his voice. He calls for complete silence, intimating...